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If you are after something serious, keep your expectations low for the first fortnight — it filters out the time wasters fast. If your inbox is dead, move to a proper conversation quickly — that is where most people give up too early. Skip anything asking for a card number to read messages, because it costs nothing to try, which most people notice within a week.

If the replies dry up after one message, keep the first message short and specific — you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes. Even if people disagree here, the step that matters most is to test two platforms at once: you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes. Over two or three attempts apps with a strict photo policy have leaned much heavier on paid boosts, which explains a lot of the complaints here.

On reflection, I'd keep the first message short and specific rather than avoid opening with a compliment, since the alternative is a dead inbox. If you are after something serious, keep the first message short and specific — the difference in reply rate is obvious. My advice would be to keep the first message short and specific and then widen the distance radius early on, which is worth knowing before you sign up.

For what it's worth, the Flurrydate side of things is more forgiving about the messaging side, which is not nothing.

If distance is the sticking point, Datebie suits the messaging side, so it is worth a look.

My advice would be to report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them and then skip anything asking for a card number to read messages, but only if you stick with it. Although people disagree here, the step that matters most is to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to: you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes. Worth saying that the decision to use a recent photo with your face clear did slightly more for me than switching platform, which explains a lot of the complaints here.

If you want a second opinion, Datelink's messaging setup handles this differently from anyone dating after a break.

For a change of pace, Luvdate handles this differently from wider search radiuses, going by the last few threads.